The Kent, Sussex and Surrey Deanery's role is to ensure the supply of well-trained medical professionals to the NHS, through our training and continuing professional development programmes. Please visit www.kssdeanery.org/home/about-us for more information.
KSS Deanery is a part of NHS South East Coast
Core Medical Training (CMT) in the KSS School of Medicine offers exciting two year programmes covering comprehensive exposure to all aspects of general medicine, preparing for a wide range of higher medical training choices.
We are dedicated to training the physicians of the future and have a very successful track record of doing this. Indeed, the 2008 PMETB survey rated The KSS School of Medicine as excellent and ranked it second best in England.
CMT programmes are based in regional acute Trusts and include large city based hospitals and smaller more rural placements. Trainees are based in one Trust for two years and undertake six four month rotations.
All CMT trainees have a dedicated Educational Supervisor who delivers individually tailored local weekly teaching sessions and is adept in clinical teaching and appraisal. All trainees provide weekly teaching sessions for medical students, and are exposed to acute medical takes to ensure complete coverage of the CMT curriculum.
"Teaching sessions are relevant and well organised" - CT2 Trainee
The KSS School of Medicine hosts seven popular Regional Training Days per annum, which cover extra-curricula topics. Interactive case based presentations and electronic voting systems are used during the events. Trainees have consistently rated these events as excellent. Practical procedure sessions are also facilitated and offer hands-on, one to one teaching. Trainees have rated these events as outstanding.
"Dean and all staff in KSS are very helpful, very good communication and regional training days-thank-you" - CT2 Trainee
MRCP PACEs teaching sessions on a sub-regional basis have also been established by the School. These sessions provide regular consultant-led teaching for a six week period leading up to each diet of the examinations.
In addition, trainees are encouraged to apply to become a trainee representative and attend regular CMT committee meetings to contribute positively towards the ongoing development of CMT in KSS. Trainees also have the opportunity to submit an abstract for presentation at the Annual Awards Presentation Event at Christmas.
All CMT trainees have one to one interviews with the Head of School and Training Programme Directors. These assist in programme development and ensure that local teaching fits curriculum requirements and trainee needs.
KSS Deanery provides a wide range of support services for its trainees. Visit our support pages for information about less than full-time training, specialty deferrals, transfers, support for trainees in difficulty, study and maternity leave.
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